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July 7, 1998

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

1998 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal
Entities

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive
Office of the President.

ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: This notice provides a list of Designated
Federal Entities and Federal Entities, as required by the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (IG Act), as subsequently amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Murrin at
202-395-1040 or Jennifer Kim at 202-395-5835, Office of Federal Financial
Management, Office of Management and Budget.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice provides a copy
of the 1998 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities, which the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is required to publish annually under the
IG Act.

The List is divided into two groups: Designated Federal Entities and
Federal Entities. The Designated Federal Entities are required to establish and
maintain Offices of Inspector General. The 29 Designated Federal Entities are
as listed in the IG Act, except that those agencies which have ceased to exist
have been deleted from the list.

Federal Entities are required to annually report to each House of the
Congress and the OMB on audit and investigative activities in their
organizations. Federal Entities are defined as "any Government corporation
(within the meaning of section 103(1) of title 5, United States Code), any
Government controlled corporation (within the meaning of section 103(2) of such
title), or any other entity in the Executive Branch of the government, or any
independent regulatory agency" other than the Executive Office of the President
and agencies with statutory Inspectors General. There are 3 deletions and 1
addition in the 1998 Federal Entities list from the 1997 list published in the
April 30, 1997, Federal Register.

The 1998 Designated Federal Entities and Federal Entities List was
prepared in consultation with the U.S. General Accounting Office.

/S/
G. Edward DeSeve
Acting Deputy Director
for Management

Herein follows the text of the 1998 List of Designated Federal Entities
and Federal Entities:

1998 List of Designated Federal Entities and Federal
Entities

The IG Act, as subsequently amended, requires OMB to publish a list of
"Designated Federal Entities" and "Federal Entities" and the heads of such
entities. Designated Federal Entities were required to establish Offices of
Inspector General before April 17, 1989. Federal Entities are required to
report annually to each House of the Congress and the Office of Management and
Budget on audit and investigative activities in their organizations.

DESIGNATED FEDERAL ENTITIES AND ENTITY HEADS

1. Amtrak - Chairperson

2. Appalachian Regional Commission - Federal Co-Chairperson

3. The Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System - Chairperson

4. Commodity Futures Trading Commission - Chairperson

5. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Chairperson

6. Corporation for Public Broadcasting - Board of Directors

7. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Chairperson

8. Farm Credit Administration - Chairperson

9. Federal Communications Commission - Chairperson

10. Federal Election Commission - Chairperson

11. Federal Housing Finance Board - Chairperson

12. Federal Labor Relations Authority - Chairperson

13. Federal Maritime Commission - Chairperson

14. Federal Trade Commission - Chairperson

15. Legal Services Corporation - Board of Directors

16. National Archives and Records Administration - Archivist of the
United States